Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Idaho

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Idaho has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and has a total student population of 44,481. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from BYU - I.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

BYU - I Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Online Classes Are Available at BYU - I

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, BYU - I does offer online courses in ME for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

BYU - I Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how BYU - I performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at BYU - I is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	205

Earnings of BYU - I ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU - I is $63,318. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at BYU - I

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Brigham Young University - Idaho.

BYU - I Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 108 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from BYU - I in 2020-2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at BYU - I are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Idaho with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	91
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

BYU - I also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ID, the home state for Brigham Young University - Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Cost Estimators	1,190	$60,400
Mechanical Engineers	950	$86,010
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.